why is this thing parked in front of a house?? haha. what's the driver doing, taking a nap? i wouldn't be surprised if this is against bmw protocol.

In short, BMW has different stages/rules (called 'disguise level red', 'disguise level yellow', etc) depending on the release date of a car. Employees wouldn't be allowed to park early mules/prototypes outside (closed garage parking is mandatory in these cases), but cars like this with a more or less imminent release are perfectly fine to be parked outside.

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Originally Posted by Imola.ZHP

lord, not the soft top vs hardtop argument again, second one this week...

I used to be a fan of the hard-top until I started to notice the unappealing hard lines it created in the rear section / trunklid of the car. Not to mention the seams that connect the roof to each other looked so bad especially in light colored cars. BMW's decision to forgo the shadow trim in favor of the chrome trim also ruined lines.